South Yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 1,317,500; 603 sq. mi. (1561 sq. km). * * * Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 1,266,337), north central England. It lost its administrative functions in 1986 and is now only a geographic and ceremonial county;… … Universalium

South Yorkshire — Of these settlements above, South Yorkshire has three main urban areas: the Dearne Valley which covers Barnsley and surrounding area; the Sheffield urban area which covers Sheffield, Rotherham and surrounding area; and the Doncaster urban area… … Wikipedia